Colour

#6B25F2

#6B25F2
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#6B25F2 is a violet with RGB values 107, 37, 242 and HSL 260°, 89%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

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HEX#6B25F2

RGBrgb(107, 37, 242)

RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.1451, 0.949

RGB percentages42%, 14.5%, 94.9%

HSLhsl(260.5, 88.7%, 54.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(260.5, 84.7%, 94.9%)

CMYK55.8%, 84.7%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,022,066

CSS custom property--colour: #6B25F2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1086WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness104.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.62:1

Contrast with white6.62:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#434343

Inverted#94DA0D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0061F7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38 from the original

Deuteranopia#0057EFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.2 from the original

Tritanopia#2B6791no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 97.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 14.3 Medium blue · ΔE 15.4 Dark violet · ΔE 18.8 Blue · ΔE 21.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 29.6 Dark blue · ΔE 38.3

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 14.33, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#ACF225

Analogous#2545F2, #D225F2

Triadic#F26B25, #25F26B

Split complementary#F2D225, #45F225

Tetradic#F22545, #ACF225, #25F2D2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#EEE6FD

Lighter +30%#CDB5FB

Lighter +20%#AC85F8

Lighter +10%#8C55F5

Darker −10%#520DD7

Darker −20%#400AA7

Darker −30%#2D0777

Darker −40%#1B0447

More saturated +25%#6718FF

Less saturated −25%#7442D5

Channel breakdown

R107

G37

B242

Red107 (42%)

Green37 (14.5%)

Blue242 (94.9%)

Hue260.49°

Saturation (HSL)88.74%

Lightness54.71%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6B · G 25 · B F2

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